A Comparison of the Stock Price Response to Earnings Disclosures in the United States and the United Kingdom*
- 9 June 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Contemporary Accounting Research
- Vol. 11 (1) , 59-83
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.1994.tb00436.x
Abstract
In this study, we measure and compare the stock price response to annual and interim earnings disclosures released in United States and United Kingdom capital markets. Our sample consists of 110 firms from the United States, the United Kingdom, and 12 other countries that were listed in both the United States and the United Kingdom (cross‐listed) during January 1988 to December 1990. We find that the stock price response to earnings disclosures is significantly greater in the United States than in the United Kingdom We also examine the effect of market microstructure factors that vary across firms and between jurisdictions. Our results are consistent with the expectation that liquidity is positively correlated with the stock price response to earnings disclosures and that liquidity is greater in the United States than in the United Kingdom.Résumé. Les auteurs mesurent et comparent la réaction du cours des actions à la publication annuelle et intermédiaire des bénéfices sur les marchés financiers des États‐Uni. et du Royaume‐Uni. L'échantillon utilisé par les auteurs se compose de 110 sociétés des États‐Unis, du Royaume‐Uni et de 12 autres pays, cotées à la fois aux États‐Unis et au Royaume‐Uni (inscription croisée), au cours de la période s'écheionnant de janvier 1988 à décembre 1990. L'analyse révèle que la réaction du cours de l'action à la publication des bénéfices est significativement plus marquée aux États‐Unis qu'au Royaume‐Uni. Les auteurs examinent également l'incidence des facteurs microstructurels du marché, qui varient selon les entreprises et les juridictions. Les résultats observés sont conformes aux résultats prévus: la liquidité est en corrélation positive avec la réaction du cours des actions à la publication des bénéfices, et cette liquidité est plus élevée aux États‐Unis qu'au Royaume‐Uni.Keywords
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